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Very strange outlining of the LURIB in PLURIBUS and from the her forehead to the cap. Don't have the coin just saw the picture. Any ideas?  Is that a die crack? Unusual to say the least. Edited by kkirby99
07/16/2015 09:20 am
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I have no idea.  |
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United States
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Possibly a kid with a pencil (or ballpoint pen)? I remember tracing Lincoln and Washington outlines with a pen while in school (messing around instead of paying attention).
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Valued Member
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Jake, that would be a shame it's a 1903-O.
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My guess is its an S or O mm and it was dipped or cleaned to "enhance" it possibly back when such methods were commonplace. What you're seeing is residue from a liquid or dip that wasn't completely washed off causing staining
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Thanks, Cascade that's along the lines I was thinking.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'd still take it for my dansco if it does have a mm  Still good hole filling material! (If it's a P though, throw it back) |
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United States
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Definitely not a die crack, die cracks don't look like that. They can sometimes connect letters, but they never outline them.
I'd say the coin was dipped in something at some point, and those are the remnants.
Oh - yes, what Cascade said. : )
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An incomplete cleaning or accidental liquid exposure could do this. Imagine a really thin layer of liquid finding its' level on the coin in the minor field depth differences - higher at the borders of the devices - and then evaporating. Surface tension could be in play as well.
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Collecting Morgans is a skill all by itself. The slight cracks, bag marks, etc. are really amazing. I bought three today in Unc. condition and I spent 30 minutes with the dealer just looking at tiny marks and imperfections. I felt like a real dumb butt because I did not notice all these things before the dealer(who has his own collection of Morgans) pointed them out to me. This is a coin you could read a book about before you collect, but then you would never collect them. It is funny where the older coins are worth less than the younger coins.
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It's beyond me, but I think SuperDave's theory is a good one.  |
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